"The younger poets and I had a good time, and from all appearances our audience did, too," Hudson said. "I think we all especially enjoyed working at our individual tables with those youngsters and adults who wanted to write some poems.

"One of my favorite moments was my reading of "The Jabberwock," accompanied by a spirited performance of the poem by Adam Current (the Jabberwock) and Liam Smith (the Jabberwock hunter).

"Joshua Bolton, for his part, wrote a hip hop poem on the spot for the kids. And Will McDonough read well from his long narrative poem. We all enjoyed ourselves."